Pentax Optio WG-3 Camera Review

Talk about Pentax going the rugged route, but with its latest Optio WG-3, you got a nifty outdoors camera that can take note of a few other important things like barometric pressure, geo location, altitude and underwater depth.

Fashionably, the Optio WG-3 looks nice to pair up with trail sneakers.  Thee camera has a 16-megapixel, 1/2.3-inch BSI CMOS sensor, a 4x lens that can open at an f/2 wide-angle maximum aperture, along with options for 1080/30p and 720/60p video capture. By default, its waterproof to 14 meters (46 feet), shockproof to 2 meters (6.5 feet) and freeze-proof to -10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit). It has a rechargeable lithium ion battery that can average 200 images when fully charged. The Optio WG-3 can take a beating like your wallet at $300-$350.

Geonaute's 360 Degree Sports Camera

With the rush of action head-cams on the market mainly targeted for extreme sports enthusiasts, Geonaute is reinventing the point-of-view action cams by giving you another angle and its a full 360 degree one. Showcasing a three 8-megapixel wide-angle lens, Geonaute's 360 degree sports camera gives you a detailed spherical field of view which offers you more options for editing later on. In terms of getting the best shots, you can set the camera to capture everything or stay in one position like a rear facing shot.

For one thing with this high-octane sports cam, you are you're own walking/running/spinning Google's Street View. In 360 video mode the resolution is 2,048 x 1,024 and in still mode and even time lapse mode, you get a 4,096 x 2,048 resolution. The Field-of-View is 360 degrees on the horizontal and a full-on 150 degrees vertically, but still a complete viewing sphere as promised. The 3,000 mAh cam battery can run up to two hours of footage, and the microSD card slot will take 32GB cards. It's a pretty sturdy outdoor cam that can withstand the elements and the same forces the sports enthusiast is subjected to.

iPhone 5 Takes Purple Photos

Poor Tim Cook so much trouble with the iPhone 5. First, the hideous Apple 3D Maps, the glitches with the i06, the public dissing by Google and now the Purple Photos. Steve Jobs is doing a *facepalm* in iHeaven right now.

When Apple fails now, the first thing they do is blame on the user. I guess the best excuse ever is to blame the stupid consumer for shelling outcash for a rushed dud.

I bought an Phone 4 for $300 had it for 8 months and sold it on Craigslist for the same price so I can upgrade and buy the new one. To switch phone, Apple is a good trade off, the price doesnt drop to shit levels, the phone pays for itself.

On the new iPhone 5 though, my gadget geek friends will buy the latest iPhone regardless if it was made of shit- they'll buy it and even sell their souls because its from Apple and everyone has one. Damn iSheeps!
Me included.

Hold It Away from the Sun
So the overpriced iPhone 5 takes Purple images when out in the sun and we're "holding it wrong?" says Apple.

Yeah, how about that?

Is Ziinga a Scam or a Legit Site?

If you're bitten by the Ziinga bug, well enjoy the Ziinga fever, bidding can really be addictive! Since my friends have been asking me a lot of questions lately about the entertainment shopping site Ziinga. Here's a cute video to give you some idea :



Still not satisfied, you think Ziinga is not real? Well how about a show of WINNERS from the UK! Ane yes, this grandma who has won herself a shitload of kitchen appliances.

The iPad 2 Back Light Bleed Defect

My iPad 2 back bleeds, it breaks my heart. But that won't stop me from buying an iPad 3. Call me a consumer zombie, but I easily fall for gadgets like these. After reading some tweets about the backlit defect, I started going through every pore and pixel of my tablet and bazinga! I got the same thing! Maybe its something as banal like a wart, an ugly imperfection on a perfectly good piece of tech. Notice the misting on the sides, you can see the backlight go through the screen.

As these sought after Apples don't grow on trees and almost cost me my kidneys to get one, I took my iPad 2 back and demanded a replacement. Or else, really, I'm digging up Steve Jobs' bones!

They didn't have any in stock as expected, so I'll weather the wait for about a week. Hopefully, the next one I get won't have any bleed defect. May the odds be in my favor.

Atari Arcade: A Retro Gamer's Delight

Relive the glory days of the 80s, burgers at the local arcade, TRON, bad Billy Idol hair and yes, Atari! Now you can enjoy the past all day long at home with the Atari 2600.

This retrogaming unit has a $60 price tag plus $10 for the Atari Greatest Hits app with 2600 games with 18 arcade classics quite reasonable than buying an original 30-year-old console with the high collector prices 

 

You can even let your kids discover the wonder ancient gaming relics of your childhood!

Belkin Play N450-DB wireless router

Here's a sleek beauty that would sit right well in the middle of your room. Well its a master mantle piece, but Belkin’s Play N450-DB router is one hell of a router. This Belkin is made right for ADSL and cable broadband in both respects. The cable version  which is the ADSL unit will have you at £20 quid.

Belkin’s Play N450-DB handles 2 simultaneous and independent wifi networks. Using a 2.4GHz frequency that other networks use and features latency speeds up to 150Mbits/sec, while the other uses 5GHz signals for major speeds up to 300Mbits/sec. There is also visitor access on each network, which will allow a computer to access the internet while stopping it from logging into other devices.

Belkin is known for its design and easy-to-set-up functionalities. Even the power and internet connection cables are pre-connected. At the rear there are four wired network ports, though these use the slower 100Mbits/sec speed, not the latest one which is 10 times faster.

Yes, I own a Belkin- how about you?